Users reported issues with Superfish on the Lenovo forums in January. According to The Next Web, community administrator Mark Hopkins insisted the company has requested an update be sent out to all affected computers addressing concerns. But he also defended Superfish, saying it “helps users find and discover products visually” and “instantly analyzes images on the web and presents identical and similar product offers that may have lower prices.”

Inserting ads is one thing, but there is a suggestion that Superfish could be used for far more evil endeavors. Reports suggest Superfish “installs its own self-signed certificate,” which could allow it to “snoop on secure connections.” This means Superfish could collect data from Web sessions, and third-parties could, conceivably, generate the key themselves to gain access.

Apple & Motorola go to War

If you think that $4K gold Apple Watch is expensive, just wait until you upgrade the RAM to 16GB.

The argument started when Apple’s design chief Jony Ive told The New Yorker, “Their value proposition was ‘Make it whatever you want. You can choose whatever color you want.’ And I believe that’s abdicating your responsibility as a designer.” While Ive refused to name the company to which he was referring, it’s pretty obviously Motorola.

This led to Rick Osterloh, the president of Motorola, telling BBC News, “Our belief is that the end user should be directly involved in the process of designing products. We’re making the entire product line accessible. And frankly, we’re taking a directly opposite approach to them [Apple]. We do see a real dichotomy in this marketplace, where you’ve got people like Apple making so much money and charging such outrageous prices. We think that’s not the future. We believe the future is in offering similar experiences and great consumer choice at accessible prices.”

This is highly likely to explain the acquisition, with Samsung suggesting, “Our goal has always been to build the smartest, most secure, user-friendly mobile wallet experience, and we are delighted to welcome LoopPay to take us closer to this goal.”

Samsung is set to launch the Galaxy S6 on March 1, and it could, according to CNET, use this opportunity to show off its new mobile payments system.

Reddit is Feeling Charitable

RedditThe Awesome Guide To RedditThe Awesome Guide To RedditWonder how your friends always find cool stuff on the Internet before you? They're probably using Reddit, the self-proclaimed "front page of the Internet".Read More is donating 10 percent of its ad revenue generated in 2014, and it’s asking its users to decide to which charities the money should go. Reddit made $8.27 million in 2014, meaning it’s giving away $827k. But to whom?

You can help Reddit decide which 10 charities to give that money to by voting at reddit.com/donate. You must be logged in with an account registered prior to the start of voting. The final results will be tallied after voting ends on Feb. 25.

G. Rollie Adams, president and CEO of The Strong, said, “There is no other video game award and recognition program such as this, which focuses solely on individual game titles across platforms and their impact over time and across international borders.”

Here are what I picked for in the reddit donation voting:
Doctors Without Borders
Locks of Love
USA for UNHCR
Kiva
Skeptoid Media Inc. (I had to look up the EIN for this one: 263788260)

I wanted to vote for 10, but those were all I could think of off the top of my head. So after those, I went here to look for the rest of my choices:http://www.charitynavigator.org/
They have some very handy Top 10 Lists.

Dave Parrack is a journalist from the UK. Growing up at a time when the internet was blossoming inspired his fascination with technology. With 10 years experience writing online, he's currently the Tech News writer and Entertainment editor at MakeUseOf. You can follow him at About.me.